Andrea Bocelli
Andrea Bocelli
Andrea Bocelli, OMRI, OMDSMis an Italian classical crossover tenor, recording artist, and singer-songwriter. Born with poor eyesight, he became permanently blind at the age of 12 following a football accident...
NationalityItalian
ProfessionOpera Singer
Date of Birth22 September 1958
CityLajatico, Italy
CountryItaly
beautiful mean beauty-everywhere
What is beautiful enchants me. I mean not just physical beauty but a wider concept of beauty. There is beauty in poetry and in great musical or singing performances. There is beauty everywhere if you can just see it.
beautiful mother religious
Probably the first time I left Italy was to travel by train to Lourdes. I went with my mother and my grandmother - who was a very religious person - so it was a pilgrimage of sorts. I remember it as a very intense, but beautiful experience.
beautiful dream able
Music is able to make a person dream. When you dream, you dream of something good, something beautiful, and when you dream, you always dream of yourself better than you are.
beautiful silence importance
Even in the most beautiful music there are some silences, which are there so we can witness the importance of silence.
beautiful voice singers
It's always beautiful to sing with other great voices. I like voices in general. It's a big privilege to have great singers next to me.
beautiful song passion
I know that my passion is for opera, but sometimes I like also to sing songs, because there are many beautiful melodies.
beautiful voice world
The world is full of many beautiful voices; I will perform with many of them. I love women's voices.
music beautiful silence
Even in the most beautiful music, there are some silences, which are there so we can witness the importance of silence. Silence is more important than ever, as life today is full of noise. We speak a lot about environmental pollution but not enough about noise pollution.
began born grew people ride time
I try to find some time for my horses. I began when I was a child, because I was born and grew up in a little village. And many people ride the horses. So, it was a big - it has been a big passion for me.
country men
I'm a country boy, and we're the product of our upbringing. As a boy, I was told that men don't cry.
becomes challenge definitely enhance experience frame inside mind positive travelling
To be happy when you are travelling, you need to be happy inside before you leave. A positive frame of mind will definitely enhance your travelling experience. If I'm not in a positive frame of mind then the whole thing definitely becomes more of a challenge for me.
lack people relationship
People wonder if there is a relationship between my lack of sight and the way I sing. But there's no connection.
fear fright reaching stage worst
Stage fright is my worst problem. A voice is very intimate. It's something of your own. So there's always this fear, because you feel naked. There's a fear of not reaching up to expectations.
helps playing
It's very important for me to try to relax when I'm travelling, and playing my flute helps me to unwind.